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3 R E K A P L A H H W GOMBI ED DRILL AND PLANTER.

Patented Nov. 9, 1886.

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COMBINED DRILL AND PLANTER.

No. 352,315. Patented Nov. 9, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

WILLIAM HENRY HALFAKER, OF ACTON, INDIANA.

COMBINED emu. AND PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,315, dated November 9, 1886.

Application filed October 5, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM HENRY HALF- AKER, of Acton, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Drill and Planter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in

IO which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a plan View of one of my improved machines, parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same,

taken through the broken line at w a m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the same, partly in section through the broken line y y y y, Fig. 2. Fig. at is a sectional rear elevation of the forward part of the same. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the same, partly in section.

Fig. 6 shows a modification of the seed-dropping mechanism.

The object of this invention is to provide combined drills and planters constructed in such a manner that they can be readily adjusted to drill or plant the seed, and to drill the seed at a greater or less distance apart, and which can be readilycontrolled and will be reliable in operation however adjusted.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of various parts of the machine, as will be hereinafter fully described, and then pointed out in the claims.

A'represents the drive-wheels, the axle B 3 5 of which revolves in bearings attached to the side bars of the frame 0.

Each drive-wheel A is made with a single hub, two sets of spokes, and two parallel rims, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the said rims 0 being placed at such a distance apart as to travel in the smooth tracks made by the slotted packing-wheel hereinafter described, and upon the opposite sides of the ridge formed by the said forward wheel.

D are marking-blocks, the ends of which are attached to the pairs of rims of the wheels A, so as to mark the ridges over the hills. The marks thus formed can be seen by the driver for a considerable distance, so that he can readily keep the cross-rows straight.

To one of the rims of each wheel A is at Serial No. 179,168. (No model.)

, ward ends of the side bars of the frame 0, is attached the axle F, upon the journals of which revolve the wheels G. The wheels G are made with wide concaved rims, to adapt them to pack and smooth the soil over the seeds. The rims of the wheels G have annular slots H formed in their centers for the soil to rise through,

to prevent the said wheels from becoming clogged. Adhering soil is removed from the rims of the wheels G by the scrapers I, shaped to fit the concaved rims of the said wheels, and attached to the ends of the shaft J, which rocks in bearings in the side bars of the forward 'frame, E, and is provided with a rearwardlyprojecting rigid arm, K, to serve as a footlever, so that the driver can apply the scrapers I to the Wheels G by operating the lever K with his foot.

' The ends of the forward'cross-bars of the frame E project, and to them are hinged the forward ends of pairs of bars L, to and between the rear ends of which are secured the hoppers M. The hoppers M are connected and made to move together by a cross-bar, N, the ends of'which are attached to the rear parts of the inner sides of the said hoppers.

To the bottoms of the hoppers are attached short cutters O, to open channels to receive the seed which is dropped into the said channels through conductor-spouts I, attached to or formed in the widened rear ends of the said cutters, and attached to the bottoms of the hoppers M. i

, Theupper sides of the hopper-botton1s may be inclined downward toward their rear ends, are concaved, and have discharge-openings Q in their rear ends, throughwhich the seed passes to the conductor-spouts P, and into which the seed is introduced by the fiat seeddropping rings R. The flat seed-dropping rings R are perforated to receive the seed and convey it to discharge-openings Q, and the said perforations are prevented from carrying out any more seed than enough to fill them by cut-off blocks S, the upper parts of which slide up and down in keepers S, attached to the inner surfaces of the rear sides of the hoppers M. The cut-off blocks S rest upon the upper 5 surfaces. of the lower parts of the flat seeddropping rings R, and are held down upon the said plates by their own weight.

Upon the inner edges of the annular seeddropping plates R are formed, or to them are attached, yokes T, the centers of which are perforated to receive and are secured to the spindles U, so that the said flat seed-dropping rings will be rotated 01' rocked by the rotation or rocking of the said spindles U. The spindles U revolve or rock in bearings in the bottoms and rear sides of the hoppers -M, and to their projecting rear ends are rigidly attached arms V, which pass through keepers WV, at tached to the bar X. The bar X slides in keepers Y, attached to the cross-bar N, so that both the seed-dropping rings R will be operated by the movements of the said sliding 'bar X.

When the seed-dropping rings R are to be rotated, the armsV are omitted and replaced by ratchet-wheels Z, and to each end of the sliding bars X are attached a pulling-pawl, a, and a pushing-pawl, b, so that thesaidspindles will be turned in the same direction by the reeiprocating'movement of the said sliding bar X. To a pin, 0, attached to the sliding bar X, is pivoted the end of the pitman d, the other end of which is pivoted to the crank-pin of a crank-wheel, 6, attached to the forward end of the shaft 1, so that the seed-dropping rings R will be rocked by the revolution of the said shaft f. The forward part of theshaft f re- I Volves in a long bearing, g, hinged to the axle p F, so that the rear frame, 0, of the machine 40' can move up and down withoutaffecting the revolution of the said shaft f. The rear part of theshaft f revolvesin bearingsin abracket, h, the rear part of which slides upon the rear axle, B, and to it is pivoted the lower end of the lever t. The lever iis pivoted to a bar,j, attached to a side bar of the frame 0, so that by operating the said lever i the rear end of the shaft f can be adjusted laterally. The lever t is held in any position into which it may be adjustedbyatooth catch-bar, it, formed upon or attached to the upper end of the standard l, the lowerend of which is attached to the bar j. v

Upon the rear part of the shaft f, between the arms of the bearing-bracket h, is placed a sliding pinion-wheel, m, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth of the gear-wheel n, attached to the axle B. The gear-wheel n is provided with three concentric sets of gear-teeth, and the pinion-wheel m can be adjusted upon the shaft f, to mesh into the teeth of either set of gear-teeth, according as the seed is to be drilled at a greater or less distance apart.

Upon the forward end of the hub of the pinion-wheel m is formed an annular groove to receive the downwardly-bent forked end of the hook 0, the shank of which is hinged to the lever p ata' little distance from its lower end. p Thelo'wer end of the leverp is hinged to a cross-bar of the frame 0, and its upper part projects across the toothed upper arm of the right-angled catch-bar q, the lower arm of V which is attached to the cross-bar of the said frame 0, so that the lever and pinion-wheel at will be held securely in any position into which they may be adjusted.

I When the machine is to be used for planting seed in hills, the pinion-wheel m is thrown out of gear with the gear-wheel n and the pitman dis detached from the sliding bar X. The slotted forward end of the lever r is then placed upon the. upwardly-projecting pin 8,

1 rigidly attached at its lower end to the sliding bar X. The rear part of the lever r is slotted to receive the axle B, and a sleeve, t, placed upon the said axle. The sleeve t at its upper and lower sides is provided with pins u, which pass through the upper and lower parts of the slotted lever r, or through straps attached to roo the lever r, and vibrate the forward end of i the said lever, and thus operate the sliding bar X, so that the seed will be dropped twice at each revolution of the drive-wheels A, and at a distance apart equal to half the circumference of the said wheels.

. To the middle part of the rear cross-bar of the forward frame, E, is attached the forward end of the inclined standard 1, to the middle part of which is secured the upper ends of the brace-bars z, secured at their lower ends to the axle F. To the upper end of the inclined standard 3 is attachedthe drivers seat 1, which is made long and is placed longitudinally with thesaid standard y, so that the driver, by changing his position upon the said seat, can properly balance the machine. I

To the side bars of the forward frame,'.E, a little in the rear of the cross-bar N and the sliding bar X, are pivoted the ends of the crossbar 2,,the middle part of which is cut away,

and its end parts are connected by bars 3,

bent the one upward and the other downward, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 1t, to form a wide slot for the passage of the shaft f and lever r, so that the movements of the said shaft and lever and the rocking of the said crossbar will not be impeded. To the end parts of the rocking'cross-bar 2 3 are rigidly attached the forward ends of the levers 4, which extend to the rearward and incline upward, and have stirrups 5, hinged to their rear ends, to receive the drivers feet, so that the said levers can be operated by the driver with his feet. To

the lower edge of the rocking cross-bar 2 3 are attached forwardly projecting arms 6, which, when the foot-levers 4 are operated, come in contact with the cross-bar N and raise the hoppers M and cutters 0 out of contact with the ground. To the lower edge of the rocking cross-bar 2 3 are attached rearwardlyprojecting arms 7, which are provided with laterallyprojecting downwardly-curved arms 8. The curved side arms, 8, hook over curved arms 9, the rear ends of which are rigidly attached to the forward parts of the side bars of the rear frame, 0. By this construction the movement of the foot-levers 4 that raises the hoppers M and cutters 0 will raise the rear end of the rear frame, 0, and thus raise the drive-wheel A from the ground and stop the operation of the seed-dropping mechanism, so that the machine can be turned around or drawn from place to place without wasting seed.

A part of the side bars of the forward frame, E, is cut away and replaced by upwardly and downwardly curved bars or straps 10, to form wide openings for the passage of the cross-bar N and the sliding bar X, so that the said bars will be free to move up and down as the hoppers M and cutters O are raised and lowered.

To the rear cross-bar of the forward frame, E, is hinged the forward end ofa lever, 11, the rear end of which projectsinto such a position that it canbe readily reached and operated by the driver from his seat. To the lever 11, at a little distance from its forward end, is pivoted the upper end of a short connecting bar, 12, the lower end of which is pivoted to the crossbar N so that by operating thesaid lever 11 the said cross-bar N, andwith it the hopper M and cutters O, can be raised and lowered, to adjust the said cutters to enter the ground to any desired depth.

To the forward axle, F, is hinged the lower end of a catch-lever,13, which projects upward across the lever 11, and is provided with teeth to engage with the said lever 11 and hold it securely in any position into which it may be adjusted. The catch-lever 13 is locked in place by a catch-bar, 14t, attached to the axle F, and which is provided'with teeth to engage with and hold the said catch-lever 13 in place, so that the cutters O and hoppers M will be held securely in any position into which they may be adjusted.

To the rear cross-bar of the forward frame, E, are attached the 10 wer ends of standards 15, to the upper ends of which is attached a seat,

'16,- designed for use when the sliding bar X is to be operated by hand. To the end parts of the rear edge of the seat 16 are attached staples 17, to receive a lever, 18, the lower end of whichis pivoted to the pitman-pin c,or another pin attached to the sliding bar X, so that the said sliding bar can be operated to drop the seed by operating the said hand-lever 18.

The hoppers M are provided with covers 19, to the inner parts of the lower sides of which are attached hooks 20, to engage with holes in the upper parts of the inner side walls of the said hoppers, and hold the said covers in place against the weight of the arms 21. The arms 21 are made of a length equal to the distance apart of the rows, and are pivoted at their inner ends to the hopper-covers 19 by bolts 22, so that the said arms can be swung outward atright angles with the length of the machine when required for use, and can be swung inward along'the side of the ,machine when not required for use. The outer ends of the guidearms 21 are curved downward, so as to bejnst above the rows of hills last planted, to serve as a guide to the driver in directing his team and enable him to plant the rows parallel.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The combination,with the forward frame, E, having one of its cross-bars extended beyond its sides, of the bars L L, hinged to said projecting ends, the seed-hoppers M on the inner ends of each pair of bars, a dropping mechanism, the furrow-openersO 0 on the lower sides of the hoppers, the cross-bar N, connecting the two hoppers, the vertical connecting-rod 12 on said cross-bar, the lever 11, pivoted at its forward end to the frame E, connected to the rod 12, and extended back toward the drivers seat, andlocking devices for thelever 11, substantially as set forth.

'2. The combination, with the front frame, the hoppers, dropping mechanisms therein, the cross-bar connecting the said mechanisms, the axle F, and wheels, and the long tubular bearing g, pivoted to the axle, and the shaft f, having a crank-wheel, e, on its forward end, connected to the cross-bar, of the rear frame, 0, hinged to the forward frame and provided with the drive-shaft B and wheels, the sliding bearing-frame h on the drive shaft and forming a bearing for the rear end of the shaftf, the gearwheel a, secured upon the shaft Band having a series of concentric sets of teeth, the sliding pinion m on the shaftf, the lever 19, and hook 0, for throwing the pinion m into engagement with any set of teeth on gear n, means for look ing said lever, and the lever i, for sliding the frame h on the drive shaft, substantially as set forth.

3. In a planter, the drive-wheels A, formed with two separated rims connected at intervals by the markingblocks D, the spaces, between the several blocks being entirely open, substantially as set forth.

4. .In a planter of the character set forth, the combination, with the forward frame, E, having the seeddropping mechanism, the furrow-openers, the axle F, and the concaved wheels G, having a space, H, between them,

of the frame 0, hinged to the frame E, and

sions in the ridge formed by the earth being pressed into the spaces H, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the hopper, and the dropping-ring therein having the shaft U, provided with the ratchet-wheel Z, of the operating cross-bar X, having a push-pawlfb, and a hooked pulling-pawl, a, both pawls engaging the teeth of the ratchet-whee], substantially as set forth.

6. In a combined drill and planter, the combination, with the two frames 0 E, hinged to each other, and the cross-bar N, connecting the hoppers M, of the foot-levers 4, the rocking whereby the cutters and the drive-wheels can be raised from the ground by operating the said foot-levers, as set forth.

WILLIAM HENRY HALFAKER. Witnesses:

J OHN I. MARTIN, DANIEL J. GILLEsPIE. 

